Chapter 20 "Ghost"

  I was sandwiched between the two of them arguing...

  The door suddenly opened and I knew it should be her father who came back. Indeed, the one who entered was a man with a slightly stout figure, but his face remained serious at all times...

  I'm thinking about how I should dress to leave a good impression on them...

  "Uncle is good," I stood up and greeted, Zhang Ting's father saw a man appearing in the house was also stunned, staring at me all the time, I didn't know what he thought in his heart, but at least I was overwhelmed.

  He took a look at me and calmly walked in, saying "Classmate is here, didn't even greet me."

  I don't know why I feel like he looks a bit tired, and I also don't know how to start talking.

  "Come on, come on, dinner's ready." Zhang Ting's mom brought out the dishes and invited us to eat. The first time eating at someone else's home, not to mention it was with a future... just imagination for now.

  I'm very stiff in my movements...

  "Treat this place like your own home." Zhang Ting's mom saw my awkward expression and laughed, hurrying to tell me not to be shy.

  Zhang Ting was also constantly hinting at me on the side.

  I didn't dare say a word during dinner, because her father also didn't say anything, seemingly preoccupied and worried, and after taking a few bites he looked at me again...

  After dinner, I sat on the sofa with Zhang Ting's father to watch TV. Zhang Ting and the others were called away to help wash dishes... Only I was left facing the future... My father-in-law was tense, sitting but not daring to relax, he didn't speak either, just occasionally staring at me...

  "What's your name?" He finally spoke up and asked me.

  "Uncle... My name is Li Zichuan..."

  "Oh... Taro, Uncle has also been through a lot. There are some things that I don't know whether to say or not." Upon hearing this, my heart tensed up a bit, feeling like something bad was going to be said.

  "Uh-huh, uncle, you go ahead and say it."

  "Hmm, Zikawa, I don't care if you're Tingting's classmate or not. Even if you are, I hope you two just remain classmates... You're both still young and there are some responsibilities that aren't yours to bear yet."

  When I heard this sentence, I felt like I was shot by an arrow... My face twitched a bit unnaturally...

  "Uh, uncle, I...I know."

  "Ah, okay, well, you're also welcome to come visit our home... Want to stay for dinner tonight?"

  Ask me if I want to stay for dinner tonight... Isn't this already showing that you don't want me to be here at night, and yet you still want me to answer myself.

  "No need, I still have things to do tonight, and coincidentally, I came across Zhang Ting on the way..." Feeling a bit down...

  "Uh...alright. I'll be heading to the company soon too."

  What is this... Is it a veiled criticism of me?

  "Uh, sorry uncle, I suddenly remembered that I have to go find someone later, so I'll leave first." I felt a bit awkward staying there, sitting there made me feel even more embarrassed, so I just made up an excuse to leave.

  "En, then okay, come sit down next time." Will I dare to come again...

  When I went out, Zhang Ting saw it...

  "Zi Chuan, where are you going?" Zhang Ting pulled me along.

  "No, I suddenly remembered that a roommate of mine is also here, he said he would take me to fly..."

  "Ah, then wait for me, I'll go too." I was just about to stop her, but her dad beat me to it.

  "Where are you going? Don't go, come and chat with me."

  Zhang Ting was scolded by her dad, and I stuck out my tongue...

  "I'll come find you tonight."

  "Uh-huh."

  I'm leaving now, walking on unfamiliar streets outside also feels a bit suffocating, thinking of what her dad just said to me, it's also something that I won't be able to forget for a long time.

  Where did this roommate come from...where is he going?

  I casually found a leisure store, ordered a cup of tea and sat in the store, staring blankly, wanting to spend some time.

  When I first arrived, there were not many people in the store, but gradually more and more people came, so I just looked out of the window at the people coming and going.

  "Have you heard? They're all saying that the Leader Corporation has been haunted recently." A voice entered my ears, and I heard someone mention ghosts. For some reason, ever since I came into contact with a ghost, I've become interested in hearing about them. I looked over to see two girls drinking tea and discussing it.

  They seemed to see me looking at them and lowered their heads without saying another word.

  I suddenly thought of a way to kill time, don't blame me Zhang Ting.

  I walked over and sat down beside those two girls.

  "It's a bit boring for one person to sit alone, let's chat together." I broke the ice with a thick face.

  "Who are you..." This was obviously shot with another arrow... embarrassed, I didn't leave and just sat there.

  "Don't ask me who I am... I'm just an admirer of the two of you..." I felt sick saying that, so I quickly changed my words: "Were you guys just talking about Leader Company being haunted?"

  "Hmm, yeah, what's up? Haven't you heard?" one of the girls said to me.

  "Uh, I'm an outsider, just arrived today."

  "Oh, I'm not actually an insider, she's from that company, she told me." The girl who was talking to me pointed to the girl next to her, who looked a bit introverted. Seeing that I hadn't dared to speak, she introduced herself and said, "This is Lü Shān."

  "Lü Shang, hello, I'm Li Zichuan. I was just about to come here to look for a job. Can you tell me what's going on with your company?" I asked the introverted girl, who seemed quite curious about it too.

  "Ah... then don't come to our company, I'm already planning to quit..."

  "What's wrong?"

  "You first promised me not to tell anyone everywhere, because the company has rules that can't be spread outside, it's bad for reputation."

  Lü Shuang is still a bit cute, and she also wants me to promise not to tell.

  "Uh-huh, I agree..."

  "This thing just started in the past two days, those who work night shifts told me..." Lü Shang saw that I agreed and then told me.

  "They said that when they worked the night shift, around 2 or 3 in the morning, they would always hear someone crying. They thought something had happened and went to look for the source of the sound, but there was no one there. At first, it was just once or twice, but after a while, they started to get scared. The sound kept coming intermittently, and some people were so frightened that they wanted to leave, but then in the elevator..."

  "What's wrong with the elevator?"

  "When we were in the elevator, it suddenly stopped on the 4th floor and lost power, scaring them badly. However, after calming down, the power came back on, and what's even stranger is that the elevator door opened. Our company doesn't occupy the entire building, but rather rents separate floors - like our company rents the 7th and 8th floors, while the 4th floor is still empty. Who could have pressed the elevator button?"

  "Could it be that someone is intentionally making a mess of this kind?" I asked, because these clues still couldn't determine whether it was a ghost or not.

  "No way, no one would be so bored. When the elevator opened on the 4th floor, they stared outside, and the entire 4th floor was pitch black, let alone at two o'clock in the morning. They kept pressing the close button, but the elevator seemed to have no reaction and wouldn't close. Finally, when the elevator door was about to close..."

  "As a result, they heard a gloomy sentence... Wait for me~. They suddenly called out and saw that there was a bloody hand pulling the elevator door from underneath, preventing it from closing. Then, a person who was lying on the ground only showed their head and smiled at them."

  Ugh, just thinking about it makes me sick... This is too disgusting.

  "Is that all?"

  "In the end, I don't know who had the courage to kick it with one foot, and as a result, that hand was kicked open... The elevator door closed."

  No, where's the mistake! Ghosts are spiritual bodies, how can they be kicked! That is to say someone is specifically making trouble with ghosts!

  I thought it was human error and relaxed a lot...

  "Are you still going to work tonight?"

  "I don't really want to go... but if I don't, this month's bonus will be gone." Lü Shang looked a bit worried, and I thought to myself that it was probably just human error, nothing serious.

  "Go ahead, go ahead, otherwise I'll also take a look at that company tonight." I also made a plan in my heart, thinking that since I wouldn't dare to go to Zhang Ting's house anyway, I might as well just take a stroll around tonight. And Lü Shuang is quite good-looking too, with long legs and big eyes... but I swear I don't have any thoughts about her.

  "Ah, that's good. I was worried that at night, alone at the office desk, you wouldn't dare to stay... so tonight I'll take you to see the company..." When I heard Lü Shang say this, I couldn't help but laugh. She's afraid herself, yet she wants to drag me along and still says she's taking me to see the company.

  The phone rang, it was Zhang Ting's.

  "Zi Chuan, I might not be able to come find you tonight. My dad isn't coming home tonight and I need to go deliver his dinner."

  "Ah, no big deal, I'll just take a stroll around the city tonight." I thought to myself that it was still early when I delivered dinner. I took a look at the time and before I knew it, it was already past 6 o'clock.

  "What time do you go to work?" I hung up Zhang Ting's phone and asked Lü Shuang.

  The night shift starts at 10 o'clock.

  "Alright, let's go have dinner first." I looked at the time and it was still early, so I went to have dinner with them first, then later that night I would go with Lü Shuang to the company to take a look at that "ghost".

  After dinner, Lü Shang's best friend left and before leaving, she entrusted me with a sentence... "I'll leave my family's Shang to you tonight, take good care of her." I saw Lü Shang's face turn red.. I didn't have any thoughts about her.

  I accompanied Lü Shuang to the company and chatted with her on the way to relax.

  "Who are you?" I'm afraid Lü Shang is still worried about the "ghost" in the company, and I feel that Lü Shang is quite innocent. A strange man like me just says a sentence to go find the company, and she believes me so easily. What if I were a bad person?

  "I'm a local... I just graduated last year." Lü Shang said with some embarrassment.

  "Oh, I'm from out of town, just graduated this year..." I half lied, I didn't want to tell her that I was still a student...

  Like this accompanied her chat, soon arrived at the company entrance.

  In front of a high-rise building, very tall, counted, about 17 floors. Lü Shang's company is on the 7th and 8th floors, while the "ghost" is on the 4th floor...